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Accompanying note: "Norton's store was Tallahassee's only music equipment store for a decade. In 1976, after acquiring three adjoining stores, he opened Sweet Bay recording studios. For the next 10 years, Sweet Bay studios recorded dozens of local rock and country music groups. Among those who cut songs or albums at Sweet Bay were LaBamba/Flipside, Meisburg and Walters, Bill Wharton, Drew Reid, BB Jam, Dixie Drive, Rainbow Band, Tallahassee Band, McKenzie Brothers - and a teenage country singer from nearby Quincy, Billy Dean, who went on to national fame. In the early 1980s, Norton turned a portion of the store into a nightclub, which attracted local artists and occasional national performers, such as former Box Tops singer Alex Chilton. In 1986, amid growing competition from other music stores, Norton closed the store and took a job with the state. Norton died in January 1995 at age 52."